Shit Otherkin Say

Showcase blog. Posts presented (mostly) without commentary unless requested. I attempt to screen for troll blogs before posting anything, but sometimes thing slip by. Please let me know if I reblog from a troll. Disclaimer: Don't be an asshole and harrass these people. I am happy to remove any post upon request, but I need a post number. .Why was I reblogged? .Things I don't reblog .Testimonials

[shitotherkinsay]

im not the original poster, but may i ask why the post about walking around outside without socks was reblogged here? that one seems pretty innocuous and there are documented health benefits to spending time outside (and some evidence to suggest being barefoot might be healthy, as long as you don’t step on a nail or anything). i hope this doesnt come off as accusatory, im just hoping to understand your reasoning.

Tumblr has been funky for me recently. That and a few other posts seemed to have been reblogged in lieu of other posts. It has been deleted.

[shitotherkinsay]

Antikin: Otherkin are fake because they're always cool things

Otherkin: *identifies as something uncool*

Antikin: Omg can you believe someone would think they're that thing, wow, what a loser

[seriousotherkin]

I am bothered by “kinning”

Let me explain before you get upset. 

Otherkin, fictionkin, therian… these are things you are, not things you do. 

“Kinning” as a word indicates that it’s something you do. 

You don’t kin as something, you are kin because you identify AS something. 

This rephrasing makes me profoundly uncomfortable because the core of being kin of any kind has always been, “it’s not something you do, it’s something you are”. 

And I worry this phrasing will undermine that. 

[pickfoxboy]

real talk tho,, being otherkin is great cause most people are really supportive and helpful and positive in general. and even though everyone is all different kinds of kin, there’s still the common thread that unites us. it’s great!! go us.

[sonofeywa-deactivated20180807]

reminder

Casual reminder that psychological otherkinity/fictionkinity/therianthropy is a thing and it is certainly just as legitimate as spiritual otherkinity. So if you’re an otherkin who doesn’t believe in past lives, souls, or any of that spiritual stuff, know that you are still otherkin so long as you identify as something other than human.

And if you’re one of those people who tries to tell psychological otherkin that they’re ‘fake’ or 'delusional’ or whatever, kindly shove off  t h a n k s 

[kinexperiences]

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[karak9]

Obvious troll: I’m kin with Lego Batman and I find jokes about stepping on legos highly offensive and triggering and I believe kin are oppressed and kin is basically a gender uwu check your privilege

Anti kin, thinking they know everything about kin from what little they see on tumblr: guys this person is a Real Kin™ and this is 100% definite proof that all kin are delusional and crazy and need to be locked up forever because they believe they’re actually legos

[awkwardtherianthings]

See also: my entire childhood.

[awkwardtherianthings]

You're a normal human not an animal

Thank you, kind anon, for showing me the light. I now realize that I am not, as I so strongly believed, literally an animal. Tears are streaming down my face as I type this with what I now know are human fingers, for it has been revealed to me that I, too, am a normal human. I truly had no idea. All this time I thought I was running naked through the woods when really I was doing things like going to the grocery store and paying taxes…

[denofthesecretdragon]

Why is it that if anyone else posts someone like this, it’s deep and thought provoking, but as soon as someone who is otherkin or therian says the same thing, we’re all delusional?

[shitotherkinsay]

I, a humble otherkin, kneeling on the ground: please sir, I need these aesthetic posts, I have kintypes to feed

The anti-kin, snarling and kicking aesthetic posts from my hands: a knave like you deserves no aesthetic posts, stop ruining tumblr.com

[kinformation-desk]

Common misconceptions regarding otherkin and fictionkin on tumblr:

-”Being other-/fictionkin is a choice” + “You can choose your kintypes”

Otherkin and fictionkin alike is being defined as an ivoluntary identity. No one can simply choose to identify as non-human or fictionkin. Those who consciously choose to identify as non-human or a fictional character in order to cope are copinglink (which is just as legitimate as otherkin).

-”Other-/fictionkinity is a coping mechanism”

Again, if you take on an identity to cope, you are not other-/fictionkin, you are copinglink. A coping mechanism is something you do. Being ‘kin is an identity, something you are. 

-””Kinning” outside one’s race is racist”

This argument does not make sense and those who throw it around are generally misinformed about the nature of otherkinity, since no one can choose their kintypes or simply drop them. Additionally, “kinning” isn’t a real word.

-”Other-/fictionkin are people who feel a connection or strongly relate to something”

This is not what other-/fictionkinity is. Other-/fictionkin internally see themselves as their kintypes and identify as them, not with them. Feeling a strong connection or relating to something doesn’t make you other-/fictionkin. The correct term for identifying with something would be other- or fictionhearted.

-”Other-/fictionkin are people who believe in reincarnation”

Many people only acknowledge the spiritual side of otherkinity and think all kintypes or fictotypes are past lives. By far not all of us believe our identities were past lives, or spiritual in nature, though. The psychological/neurological other- and fictionkin are often completely ignored. People explain and percieve their identities in many different ways, e.g. a misplaced or “trapped” soul, past lives, a differently wired brain, past trauma, etc.

-”Otherkin are valid”

Other-/fictionkin are legitimate, yes, but not valid (atleast yet). For something to be “valid” it would have to be validated and verified by appropriate studies and tests first, which hasn’t happened with other- and fictionkin yet. 

[heathenous-deactivated20190813]

Genuine question?

Why is any community subculture pertaining to do with animals (especially those including animal cosplay, roleplay or identity.) heavily sexualized by outsiders?

It’s actually dangerous to associate groups that have absolutely fucking nothing to do with bestiality with the illegal act, or paint them out to be “kinks”, it’s so bizarre?

Furries aren’t inherently sexual.

Otherkinity/Therianthropy is never sexual.

Pet-regression isn’t petplay.

[weirdarchivist-archive-deactiva]

the kin community can be dangerous

Alright. Let’s get something out of the way. I’m fictionkin and otherkin. This post isn’t about all kin folk being abusers, but it is a warning and something we all really need to be discussing. Let’s talk about who this community consists of, specifically on tumblr. Minors and nd folk. I don’t mean this in a condescending way, but kids are impressionable, they’re easily manipulated and are, as a result, at higher risk of what I’m trying to bring to light. In general, people in the kin community tend to be lonely and eaasily attach themselves to those who give them attention without actually putting in the effort to connect with someone substantially. The unfortunate reality is that this community is easily exploitable by abusive people, who can easily claim they are someone and use that as reason to weasel into someone’s life and make it difficult for said person to get away. Especially when this person can claim to share a past life or past lives with them, establishing a false connection that previously wasn’t there.

The sad truth of the matter is that anyone can say they share a past life with you, and kinnie culture has become more about projecting onto other people rather than seeking emotional value in who they are now. This is dangerous, and even if it isn’t a worst case scenario where you are projecting onto someone abusive and therefore making it harder to leave, you run the risk of actually hurting someone because you are not seeing them as a person. You’re seeing them as who they were/id as. Everyone jokes about the endless amounts of callouts and drama running rampant, but nobody seems to be asking WHY this is happening. Projecting is a major reason, and this is dangerous.

It’s not impossible to find someone that may have shared a past life, but I implore everyone to look beyond that. You don’t know who these people are now, and without that, you are running the risk of putting yourself in dangerous and toxic situations and no amount of allegedly shared past lives will ever justify abusive, manipulative, or controlling behavior towards you. You are not obligated to give someone time, attention, money, etc. just because they CLAIM to share past lives with you. If you are being used or abused by someone like this, please know you don’t deserve it or have to stand for it, do your best to cut them off, and learn the signs. If someone you’ve just met is trying to push that they’re your lover from a past life and they know you, or try to push you into kintypes from sources they claim to be from, ESPECIALLY if said character has power over the one they’re pressuring you to be, these are red flags. Acting as if sharing a past life alone is merit to be close is a red flag. I want everyone in this community to be safe and be aware, because the harsh reality is that there are dangerous people everywhere, and they know how to become social chameleons. In a community that is defined by people basing identities and personalities around characters, its so easy for anyone to say they are anything. You need to be ready to defend yourself from those that are lying or are using this as a means to keep you under their thumb.

tldr; stop projecting heavily on new people just because they claim to be that person from a past life you’ve been missing. be aware of who you’re talking to now, not who they say they were.

[shitotherkinsay]

I am humankin stuck in a dog's body and use humanself pronouns and I am offended by your blog. I don't need to be made fun of, my adoptive mother already gets upset that I eat the human food she leaves around and that I like to sleep on her bed and use her pillow! All my doggy friends refuse to use my pronouns. And sometimes I have this sensation that I shouldn't have tail and should be walking on two legs. It's difficult and you have no idea being otherkin.

can you please fucking do this shit somewhere else

[elevengrackles-deactivated20181]

Tagged #oddnose? What year are you even from or did tumblr mobile send me back in time to somewhere no longer relevant?

wait that’s your whole blog nvm

[shitotherkinsay]

#anti kin always so mysterious#p.s. ofc philledup is a troll#jfc people it ain't hard

I have purposefully been separated from the other kin community for a long time. If you want to give me the new, relevant tags, feel free to.

[aestherians]

Some therians: I was an alpha wolf who fought many great territory wars and was considered the king of my area and all other wolves bowed before me

Me: i ate grass

[aestherians]

@shitotherkinsay Why was this reblogged?

[shitotherkinsay]

I think that I may have accidentally reblogged this instead of another post. The original has been removed.

[ink-black-dragon]

It really ruffles my feathers to see so many new people of our community making packs. I’m glad they want to have close knit friends but a lot of times all it seems is to want to be the alpha of a pack making me think in most of these cases it’s just a power thing. These caste systems (alpha, betta, omega) just cement this idea to me. Why can’t packs just be groups?

What do others think? Are my thoughts too harsh?